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CRYSTAL BALL'S HOROSCOPE FICTION

Adventures of Hemlock Sholmes, Part IX DNTHECOVER

Photographer Annie. Adjchavanich's portraits of female illusionists are big, bold, drop-dead stunning. In our debut • interview, Annie talks candidly about her show., "Biological li Men" , cur~ N c rently at Hemphill .. B o Galleries, f the "girls" she shoots, and explains exactly how to pronounce her last name. •

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OUT ON THE TOWN

Our weekly calendar of events

BALTIMORE DISH

HOTSPOTS

A listing of your favorite haunts

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PERSONALS

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THE BACK ROOM

Handy tips on how to keep those pesky hormones in check

Cover Photograph of Annie Adjchavanich & Ann jillian by

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NEWS OF THE QUEER

Prepare to Spring to Life; Frank and Mason get loud and ugly at the forum.

Metro Arts & Entertainment Weel<ly 724 Ninth St., NW-Ste.429 Washington, D.C. 20001 (202) 344-7640 - Fax: (202) 347-781 I Publisbers, Randy Shulman, N. Marcus Slyman Editor-in-Chief, Randy Shulman Art Director: Richard von Zimmer Production Manager: Mark S. Tucker Director of Sale•. &: Marketing: Marc Slyman --rontributing Editor.: Sean Bugg, Mark 1- Schroeder Contributing Artist: Paul Myalt Contributing Writers: Crystal Ball, Raynor BeaneBUrlon, Naomi d'Plume, Diva,

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IMAGINE LOSING ONE'S CHILD.

That's how the staff of Michael's Entertainment Weekly felt when, on April 11, 1994, the announcement came down from above that the magazine would cease publication. We were all heartbroken by the decision, because we felt the magazine was finally starting to take shape, that it was starting to have an impact on the gay community our community. We bid our fond farewells to the previous publishers and, after licking our wounds for a minute or two; turned to one another and said, mimicking those grand old Judy Garland/ Mickey Rooney musicals of the '30s, "Let's put on a show!" MW or Metro Arts & Entertainment Weekly-was born. (We won't be preswnptuous enough to call ourselves a star yet, we realize we're still in our inf<l!lCY!) .At any rate, you're looking at our very first performance right now. You'll be looking at our second next Thursday; and our third, the Thursday after that. And so on and so forth. Frankly; ~e plan not to be taking any curtain calls for a very; very long time. You'll notice a few differences. The most obvious is our decision to publish on newsprint. It's based on several factors, not the least of which being that newsprint is easily recyclable. Yes, we know that some of the ink may rub off on your fingers-we're working with our printer on ways to decrease rub-off-but we feel that a good read is worth an occasional trip to the bathroom to wash up. , You'll also notice that we've given the format a pretty substantial makeover; even though you'll find most of the colwnns you've come to live for each and every Thursday; it is a different magazine. We'll be tinkering with the format, getting it perfect, over the next few issues, so please be patient with us as we grow and develop. Finally; we're broadening our scope to include the WHOLE community. We want to explore all aspects of gay and lesbian life, although our focus will be still be entertainment, we're not afraid to tackle serious issues. Last but not least, a few acknowledgements are in order. We couldn't be here in your hands today without the valiant efforts of our production/art staff, Mark Tucker and Richard von Zimmer. They put forth an effort that is best described as Herculean. Richard designed our swift new logo. Thanks as well to contributing editor Sean Bugg, who was instrwnental in contributing to our new look, and to Mark J. Schroeder, Paul Myatt, and several of our friends for their continued support. Also, thanks to the advertisers, without whom we'd be just a concept. Well, that's about it. We're racing a deadline here, so we'll'just say; if we've forgotten anybody. .. we're sure you'll let us hear about it. Welcome to MW Enjoy the show; •

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CHANCE

magine waking up one morning, looking into the mirror and discovering that you are now the spitting image of Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, Ethan Hawke, or whomever else currently occupies the piece de resistance of your lustful mind! Pretty awesome, right? Okay; so after slapping yourself in the face a few times to make sure that you're not sleepwalking, you stand back and admire your new image, vainly examining every one ofyour new physical attributes-attributes you've never had but always wanted. And now here they are. So now what? You get dressed and head into the kitchen and prepare yourself a breakfast fit for a king: two eggs, bacon, toast, juice (preferably not orange), coffee, and a glazed donut. Ah, yummy! What could be better? Life has just bestowed on you a truly special gift, one perhaps you don't understand but are certainly willing to graciously accept. . You arrive at your office, everybody notices you and mentions how great you look. The officemail boy who you've been ogling for six months now, but who hasn't paid you so much as a cross-eyed stare, stands before .you with begging eyes and mouth longingly agape. «Eat your heart out, boyF' you think to yourself. "'YOu didn't want me when I was my two-hundred twentyfive pound, thirtyfive-year-old self, I'll be damned ij'you'regoing to have me now! Ah, isn't confidence grand? It's kinda neat being in demand, the apple of every guy's eye, the object from which wet dreams are forged. Okay; so you're in a good mood. Feeling charitable, you decide to condescend and give the kid the thrill of his life: you ask him to lunch. There, sitting in the restaurant, the twentysomething-year-old never takes his gaze off your well-defined, lithe body; your pearlywhite smile, your full crop ofhair, and the glowing radiance ofyour youthful, bronzed skinned. "I think I'll have the Caesar salad and a bottle of Perrier," intones the boy somewhat cautiously; "I don't need the extra calories."

You chuckle at his paranoia, feeling infinitely superior because, at least in spirit, you are older, wiser than he. You have learned to enjoy life to the fullest without compromising. You order a double martini extra dry-and anxiously await an order of Fettucini Alfredo. For dessert he has lemon jello and unsweetened iced tea. You, still very much in a celebratory mood, order the chocolate mousse with a double helping of whipped cream and a Bailey's Irish coffee. "Gosh, I wish I could eat like that and still stay in shape," utters the • n e I Imag blonde twinkie sitting across from you. Again you looking into tsk tsk away his • concerns and tell the mirror him there's noth• ing to it, it's all in 0 n e morn lng, knowing how to do it. finding you He ·.hen asks you ifyou'd like to are the spitjoin him for a game of racquettin g i mag e of ball after work, followed by maybe Brad Pitt or a little get together in his apartment. The second of i his offer sounds great, but the thought of exercise-especially something as demanding as racquetball causes your middle-aged mind to recoil in horror. Even he's not worth all that effurt. Three months later, you look in the mirror. Gone is that flat tummy; your recently acquired firm pees have eroded back to their former state of sagging tits; and your size 32 jeans lie in a Goodwill collection box. You sit at your desk chomping on a Big Mac and fries; you realize you've blown it again. Dammit!

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ou've probably noticed the four-color, popart daisies cropping up on little postcards everywhere. Well, those "flowers" can mean only one thing: It's Spring to Life time in Washington, a celebratory weekend of fun and fundraising for AIDS research. "This is not just another party," says Spring to Life marketing director Dan Hazard. "The people involved are [staging it] for all the right reasons." Hazard hopes the event will, like daisies, turn perennial, perhaps one day gaining recognition as the city's premiere AIDS research benefit. "What we're really here to do is help find a cure," he says. Last year, STCs efforts succeeded in bringing in a half million dollars for the Robert Mapplethorpe Laboratory for AIDS Research at Harvard Medical School, as well as the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund. This year, STCs proceeds will once again benefit the Mapplethorpe Laboratory, with hopes, notes Hazard, to generate at least $100,000 in monies. Part of the reason for the reduced estimate is crowd capacity. Last year's event, which coincided with the March on Washington, drew well over 5,000 people. This year, the main dance event will be limited to half that. The weekend kicks off tomorrow, May 6, .. •

call an rtem a few weeks ago about a transgendered person in Texas forcing a run-off electron because neither she nor her opponent won a majority of •

votes cast in the primary. You're probably wondering who won the general election. right? Well, thanks to a recant news story in the New

York TImt!$, we now know that. "'n HOUSton. a transsexual who as a man 31 •

years ago was just four hours away from being executed for murder, lost overwhelmingly in her third bid to become the Harris County Democratic chairman. "The transsexual, leslie Elaine Perez. was convicted of the fatal shooting ·of a Houston businessman in 1961 when she was a man named

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with "Promise of Spring," a cocktail party and buffet dinner at the Galleria at Lafayette Center. The function will be a little more laid-back than D.G's typically stuffy, black tie fundraising dinners, promises David Franco, co-chair of STL. The main event is the Spring to Life Dance, to be held at the Old Post Office Pavilion on Saturday, May 7. Mark Tarbox, currently the house DJ at L.A.'s Probe and recently featured at Palm Spring's White Party, will spin the tunes. Franco is keeping mum about who the mysterious "special live performer" will be, but we're secretly praying for CeCe Peniston. An after-hours party (bring a carafe ofcoffee, it starts at 3 a.m.) dubbed '1\fter Life" will be held at Club Zei and is scheduled to feature DJ Buc, whose light style, says Hazard, is extremely well-suited to the morning hours. . "Life's Blossom," a Sunday afternoon barbe~ cue and tea dance will be held at Georgetown's Halcyon House, a newly renovated historic mansion overlooking the Potomac. According to Franco, the place is "monstrous," and the views, incredible. . , The cost of each event differs, ranging from , $20 to $100, with most hitting the nominal $40ish range. Tickets can be bought individually or in various packages. If you're interested in springing with the rest of us and are willing to spring for a few bucks (in the process helping out an urgent cause) call Ticket Master at 202-432-SEA'f, or 1-800-551-SEA'f, or stop by any Ticket Master outlet, or Off Gear at 160117th St., N~ OR.... well, you get the basic idea. Still, since we just adore giving out phone numbers, here's one more for general info: 202-667-4644. .. I

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demonstrations against the · Republican national conven,

· tions in 1988 and 1992. · Perez plans to run for public • office again in the near future.

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FRACAS AT THE FORUM veryone seems to wonder why the Gay and Lesbian rights movement has floundered as of late, with what seems like every state in the nation poised to strip away rights through voter initiatives. Wonder no more, because the answer became apparent at an April 25 forum sponsored by the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Associa• non. Although the bullshit flew fast and free from many of the participants (who were purportedly there to discuss the effects of the March on Washington), the Kings of the Fecal Hill were Rep. and Barney Frank (D-Mass.) F ran k and Abner Mason, Mas 0 n 's chi I d - . President of the Log Cabin Federation, whose ish shouting childish shouting match match turned turned the evening into the latest installment of • the evening "Egos on Parade." Frank, who seems to into an installrevel in rudeness for ment of Egos rudeness' sake, fervently denied that he's an on Parade "Dnde Tom" who puts the Democratic Party ahead of all else, regardless of the fact that the party has proven itself as homophobic as its opposition. Abner, who hails from the administration of pro-Gay Massachusetts Governor William Weld (R), apparently believes that the single greatest event in the Republican party advancing the cause of Gay rights was his election to president of the Log Cabin Club. .. With each of these "leaders" shouting

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over each other, it soon became clear that they were right about one thing: The other guy's political party sucks. The non-debate threatened to take up the entire evening until they realized the jeers and shouts from the crowd were aimed at both of them, and finally shut up. In an astounding display of single-politics, Abner also mounted the biggest attack on logic during the evening by advocating Reagan-style, trickle-down economic theory as the best way to fmd a cure. for AIDS. Oh, to go back to the days of free-flowing compassion and caring from the Reagan-Bush administration. After this atrocious display, organizers of future forums should think twice about inviting C-SPAN. •

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Dear Diva, I met a terrific guy a month ago a major feat since I am pretty shy... but I am concerned about one of his kinks. Don (not his real name) likes to wear diapers and wants me to wear them, too! He says that he isn't into kids or anything to do with children, but that he is an infantilist, that he just likes to . wear diapers an~ to play "baby games." I have never heard of this fetish. Is it like watersportS ? Are there infantilists who are not into kids or kiddie porn? I should have asked Don but my initial reaction was pretty bad and he hasn't brought it up again and I have been too embarrassed. What should I do?

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Dear Puzz~ Perhaps your lovely beau is putting you on. He could have a bladder problem and is too ashamed to.tell you. In other words his Pampers may be Depends (you know, the adult diapers). However, if your beau's bladder is healthy

suggests you hide the silk . bed-sheets. Rest assured, l,ittle one, this regression has nothing to do with kiddie por~ or pornography in general. It's simply a generation of ypung adults creatively expressing their opinion that they missed out on their childhood in the 70's and 80's due to the divorce and strong, there could be of their parents or that their another reason for his little parent(s) worked a lot or eccentricity. And it seems some other reason related to he's hinted at the reason by telling you he's an infantilist. their parent(s). Many regressors feel that they You didn't list your ages but basically raised themselves Diva will assume you both and had to carry a heavy are in the twentysomething (Generation X) age range. If burden of being responsible for their own actions due to this is so, then tllere is a the fact tha.t, for' whatever reasonable explanation. You reason, their parent(s) were see, for some reason regresnot around very often. sion has become a popular Diva advises that you talk little fad among the Gen X the situation over with him community. What is regres'and let him know that, while sion, you ask? Well, from you do not wish to particiwhat Diva has been told by pate, or feel no need to many of her Gen X friends, regress, you will ride it out regression really took off a until he's gotten this out of couple of years ago among his system. Please feel free to the club kid scene. Many of update Diva on your situathese so-called regressors tion. If he's still regressing began wearing pacifiers as after six months time you necklaces so that they could may want to suggest he seek suck on them, some even professional help. Especially began wearing diapers-and only diapers-to clubs. A few if he starts insisting on wearing his diapers to would even wear bulky keys work-tllat is, if he has a job. around their necks to symbolize their "latch-key Dear Diva, child" complex. Don't worry, this fad has How do I love thee? nothing to do with -Admirer watersportS- that is, unless he's regressing to the time Dear Admirer~ before he was potty-trained. Let Diva count tlle ways. In that case, then Diva

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ARIES - Your idealistic nature will

MARCH 21 - APRIL 19

APRIL 20 - MAY 20

MAY 21 JUNE 20

JUNE 21 JULY 22

JULY 23 -AUG. 22

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serve you weII in the coming week. A Libra friend will give you a' tip about a golden opportunity you'll not want to miss. You should be able to convert most of your idealism into enthusiasm if you don't go too far from home.

LIBRA - A lot of your friends are either envious or just plain curious about what is going on in your life. You should tell the truth but keep everyone wondering. Don't complain that no one 'understands you simply because your pleasures are not un~erstood by most people.

SEPT. 23 - OCT. 22

TAURUS - You'll see who you want

SCORPIO - You'll be tempted to

and get what you want when you want it. They will try to appeal to your softer side and you should be gentle with them. If you do, you'll develop a natural relationship which can be very fulfilling on a daily ba-

give an acquaintance a doubleedged tongue lashing they won't soon forget. Count to ten before you speak and don't kick them while they are down. Strive to reach the heights ofan eagle and refuse to stoop to the sting of a scorpion.

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, GEMINI - Your social schedule will offer you plenty of sexual options this weekend but you will probably only be interested in someone who shares your ideas. Intellectual conversation will be highly stimulating and will help you avoid sharing your deeper feelings.

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SAGITTARIUS - Use your fore-

sight to avert a potential disaster. You'll be drawn into a situation that will have the feeling of deja vu. You'll know how the situation will end before others even know what is happening. You'll be a powerful person to know.

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CANCER - Spend some special time

CAPRICORN - You should be en-

with friends you haven't seen in a while. You've been wrapped up in . someone for quite a long time and your friends deserve some of your attention. Your finances should improve if you pay attention to the bottom line.

tering a very fertile situation at work and you'll need to take advantage of it. Avoid confronting your superiors or others who might feel threatened by your ambitions, since their action can thwart your progress.

DEC. 22AN 19

LEO - Be very cautious during ne-

AQUARIUS - Postpone major

gotiations from the 8th until the II tho Double check everything before you sign anything. Someone is working against you and you'll need to get all the information you can before comprehending what you • are up agamst.

agreements for the next week until you've had time to decide what your obligations really are. Keep an optimistic attitude and you'll find a new solution to an old problem. Take the time to make room for the future.

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VIRGO - You are about to enter a

PISCES - Strange circumstances will

very creative and productiv~ period when you'll have to use every bit of knowledge that you'v~ acquired. People will seek your advice and insight of problems only you can solve. They might even show you their appreciation!

alter the course of a friendship and affect your love relationship. Don't make any big changes in your social life right away and don't burn your bridges. Keep an open mind because you will probably change your mind next week. Nt;V

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terprise and favorite pastime. Their search brings them to a broken-down brothel, The Chyken Coop'Pub, where they encounter a street urchin named Dicky Denvers. However, when Dicky notices a jar of pickled eggs presented to Sholmes and Witless by the establishment's proprietor, Mr. Wilkin he runs out into the street in absolute terror. M0ments later, Dicky's mutilated body is discovered in an alleywa~ and Mr. Wilkins has mysteriously disappeared. .,"'.I.,;i~'WI,(. I . ' '> \~f~t.j~\~t~l( '., <,/

Master detective Hemlock Sholmes and his newly acquired companion, Dr. John Witless, are hot on the trail of a fiendish serial murderer of attractive young men. Dubbed The Zipper by Scotland Yard's Chief Inspector ofhomicide, Percy Latreen, the case has been ''/\rr'~':,~~i~~\&~~''J, \.:i.: ,:'::~ particularly baffling. .' , .' 'it' ~ r:~':'!!j{!:Jl.".I.\" . ':i" I :" ' •" 'i At first, little was known of the I :\1;;" ~,:"" ,~'. ,(\ . ~~~ ~. ~ ~\ l rogue's true identity, but through the i, Iy ' "~·I:,;JI.:' ' " ,\" , :;;::-",. , >,1",' use of Sholmes' extraordinary powers, ,,3iY.: \. ,. ~ ofobservation and deduction, it is now _I. }i: known that the murderer has a panicu- '-~. , '. lar affInity for the color lavender, espe- .~, -,,', '{II' , \ cially lavender pigeon feathers, which .. ,<'.:;[;1 , j J~' he insens into the gutted bodies of his , ' '" '::/1' '~: U":';:,\.!i ') Ki : young victims. , ."':, ~il ;t' :', ~," 1.', Through a series of blunders and mis.' " ~ " communications, Paul Sholmes' favorite boy toy has unwittingly man-' ::: Ii,' aged to put his own life in peril. Eager ~' y, ,: I' to locate Paul before he meets up with ~ ·f' a horrible death, Sholmes, Witless and :r ~:Y_ :.;: Inspector Latreen conduct a diligent I~ search ofLondon's Red Light District, where boy prostitution is the major en!',

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A Stul>;g in Lavenl>er/ Part IX know where you're going, you could be lost ccident!" cried out for a fortnight." Sholmes, already "Yes, Pm sure you're quite correct, Constable. on his way to meet But you do have a whistle, don't you?" Sholmes Inspector Latreen was decidedly quite ill at ease with the and his men be- constable's report. "Surely, Latreen, your men fore they fully en- have been trained ill the simple art of whistletered the blowing! Or is it the practice of the Yard to establishment's simply allow criminals to make off into the dimly lit interior. "What kind of an accident?" night, unpursued-so they may kill again?" '~other murder, I fear," re"There's no need for sarcasm, Sholmes. Of course they've been plied Latreen. Latreen led Sholmes and mytrained. Bloody well, too. But just self down the street to an alley- Latreen eyed the look for yourself down that alley. way where the body of a young There must be a hundred or more fcw rCJ;l1aining boy lie partially clothed and slit cubby holes and side entrances apart from his neck to his groin. eggs floating where a person familiar with the Uncongealed blood still ran freely terrain could hide or disappear from the gaping incision as I bent about in their altogether," defended Latreen. down to examine the wretched "There's no point in bickerglass showcase. ing amongst ourselves," said I, creature. "It's young Denvers," I announced sadly. "Hasn't been his hungry trying to add a voice of reason to dead more than a few minutes. wh,at was rapidly developing into jowls smacking an extremely volatile situation. I Horrible! Absolutely horrible!" "My men and I heard a terrible had no idea what effect the antilike a pet dog's. scream just as we arrived at the dote Sholmes had consumed earentrance of the Faghag Pub. lier might be having on his emoDidn't even bother to enter, we tions; and the last thing we just followed the bloodcurdling shrieks until needed was a full-scale confrontation between we located him...or rather what's left of him," Scotland Yard and ourselves. "Besides, I think explained Latreen, pointing to the slashed car- we have a pretty good idea who our murderer cass of Dicky Denvers. is." "Did you see anyone fleeing from the scene?" "Oh! And whom might that be?" inquired asked Sholmes anxiously. Latreen cynically. "I thought I saw someone running down one "Witless is correct," offered Sholmes. "Not of the other alleys," spoke up one of Latreen's fifteen minutes ago we were sitting elbow to men, a constable in his early thirties with an elbow with the fiend. Eating eggs." outrageously oversized handlebar mustache. "Eggs!?" Latreen looked more confused than "But the lighting is so bad," continued the of- usual. "And you are admonishing us for letting ficer, "that we didn't give chase. Those alleys the Zipper get away, and you were having are a virtual network of mazes, and ifyou don't breakfast with him? Really, Mr. Sholmes!"

"We weren't having breakfast with him, Inspector. Quite unbeknownst to Doctor Witless and me-thanks to the appearance of this young man who now lies gutted before uswe have managed to identify the killer." "Sholmes speaks the truth. It wasn't exactly what one would call a social visit," I insisted. "Perhaps, Inspector, if you will make the arrangements to have the poor boy's body removed to more fitting quarters, all of us can return to the Chyken Coop Emporium and discuss what we've learned." Latreen followed my instructions, and in short order a carriage appeared to take Dicky's body off to the morgue where, in the morning, I would perform a complete post mortem examination. The three of us then walked the short distance back to the Emporium. . Latreen listened intently as Sholmes and I recalled the events leading up to the boy's murder. He was curious as to how we came to meet up with the victim in the first place. ''1 suppose you could say it was quite byaccident," confessed Sholmes. "He just appeared out of nowhere, tried to solicit our favors, and

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Let's start with your name, the name no one can spell or pronoWlce. I've had trouble with it since first grade. On the first day of school, when the teacher checked off who was in class, I always dreaded that few seconds before she would start.I'd just blurt it out and she'd say thanks and move on. Don't get me wrong, it's a beautiful name. It's just quite an eyeful. But as a collection of letters, it's memorable. What kind of name is it? Thai. My family's Thai, with origins in China. How do you pronoWlce it exacdy? Au-show-an-it. The way I look Have you ever considered changing it for professional reasons? No. But if I ever get married, I'll change it. 1 at it, 1 m docYou could always just hyphenate. I won't hyphenate. I'll just drop it. Your subject matter is predominately drag queens... umenting a I prefer the term female illusionist or female impersonator. ~s talk about that, because it seems many of them do as well. It used to always be called drag, but in the past few years particular time there's been this politically correct switch. Why? I think female illusionist is a much kinder term, not as condeperiod inthe scending. The girls will call themselves drag queens to one another, but if used the wrong way [the term] can be taken with a lot of disdain. Female impersonator is a little more ptofessional, since the person's life. whole thing is a kind of sport. A sport? How so? These men-these female illusionists-are a club, like the Lions I'm alsodocuor the Kiwanis. They get together and perform for each other and their families or houses, as they're called-and they all work to- menting the gether to get each other ready for these events. They help each other with their hair, making gowns, trading gowns, lending gowns, lending shoes, finding wigs, styling wigs. They're creating the fe- many types of male illusion. It's an art and shouldn't be taken as some kind of a weird sub-cultural type of going on. It's theatre. characters If you approach it as theatre or art, yes it is. But some of these are men who live their lives as women. And I would say that certainly goes beyond art, wouldn't you? they can do I think it's just taking it one step further. I mean it's really show~ ing dedication toward what I think of as an artform. To be honest, it's hard to tell sometimes that they're biological men-which, by the way, is. a clever name for your show. I think a lot of gay men, and perhaps some lesbians, feel threatened by this segment of the society and look down on them, unfairly. That may be true, but I'm afraid I can't speak for the girls. Not being an impersonator myself, I'm not in their shoes to say how they must feel. I realize you're not a lesbian, but don't you think it's ridiculous that there are facets of the gay and lesbian community that say to these men: "Well, you're not in the mainstream, so you really can't be included?" [The gay community seems to] view female impersonators and leathermen as making the [community as a whole] look bad. And I really don't see that as true. People who do that are just â&#x20AC;˘

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You're immortalizing it. That's right. I understand this series is a culmination of four year's work.' How many pictures of these girls do you estimate you took over that period? Thousands, probably. And there are how many pictures in the show? Twelve. At least, on the wall. There's more in a book that you can order from. It's a very elegant looking show; I understand that the gallery's owner, George Hemphill, oversaw the entire process. In that sense, is a curator like a film director? Absolutely. George has my total trust. He's the hardest working gallery owner in Washington. . He lives and breathes the artists in his shows, twenty four hours a day. I couldn't have hoped for a better media turnout and crowd at the opening. I know that Mr. Hemphill isn't gay, but he certainly seems gay friendly. I don't feel as though there are that many galleries in town that are really all that open to gay patrons, and [George] is really trying to open that door, to get people in. So he helps you select the prints. Focusing it down to twelve individual pictures must be a very hard selection process. This is what [George] feels are the best of four years of work so far; they're his picks. We're confined to a certain space limitation. That's why we only have twelve up. Plus we. don't want to crowd the show; Sure, if we • had room after room after room, we would fill room after room after room. Do you ever worry about being typecast • as an artist, as in, Oh~ she~s the one who •

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My approach is markedly different; .I'm not as predatory as Diane Arbus was. She would fol)ow people around on the subway and beg them to take their photographs if they'd said no. She would steal photographs sometimes-just go and take the picture. My pictures aren't about that. I do it the socially proper way I become introduced to the "woman," or the model.. .And I let them know up front that these photographs could possibly be used for an exhibition, and ask if they have any problems with that. I have a lot of photographs that have great visual impact. But they're not necessarily very flattering to the model. And I keep that kind of thing in mind, because I don't want to embarrass anyone. I have respect for my models. Going out and grabbing as much attention as I can-that's not what I'm about [and] that's not what my pictures are about. The goal is to show a common humanity We're all human, [and] I hope that viewers of my work will come away from the show with a better understanding of the female â&#x20AC;˘ Impersonator group. Are you friends with your models? Absolutely I have pretty good relationships with them. I remain friends with all the girls. You have something going on in Arlington? . I was a recipient of an Arlington County grant, and my proposal was to continue workipg on this "Biological Men" series. It's for their '94 Visual Artist Grants. So, it's a group show [now open at the Eclipse Arts Center on North Fairfax drive]. You were awarded a grant for this work. Right. From Virginia. It's so hard to believe. It's incredibly hard to believe! What went wrong with the Virginia system there, I wonder? Maybe they think you're taking pictures of real women. . As I understood it, there was a little opposition, But I guess they thought I was worthy, based on my body of work.. Well, these are serious portraits. But even so, look what happened with Mapplethorp~. I sometimes wonder if it shouldn't be the responsibility of private donors to cultivate the arts in this country? I think that if it were totally reliant on private donors, there wouldn't be enough money for everyone. I think it is the responsibility of the public to help fund the arts. Otherwise they'll just die off. But look at the times when artists had patrons. And that's how they made their livings. They made their art and their patrons paid for them to live and to eat. It doesn't happen anymore. People have decided to put their money elsewhere these days. Do you ever lie awake at nights for endless hours thinking what if we are slowly drifting towards an artless society? I haven't laid up late at night thinking about it, but I do think about it. Receiving a grant is a gift to me. And I really appreciate it when they come. Nobody's entitled to it. And if the grant giving group thinks you're worth it, that's great. But it will be a tragedy if the grants dry up. Back on the subject of gays or lesbians. Do' you feel accepted by the community as a straight woman? I feel as though I've been very welcomed and accepted fully I don't have to prove anything to "the girls." I think they appreciate me for who I am. Incidentally, why do you call them "the girls"? I think it's kind of a flattering term for them. They are like girls. They gossip like girls. They talk like girls. They dress up like girls. Every part of the feminine personality is there. What do you think your work has taught people? It goes back to the feminism issue. Is it the photograph that makes the image feminine, or does it have to be the woman herself? My' photographs are about the man being feminine.

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ADAMS MORGAN EI Faro - 24 II 18th Street, N.W. 202-387-6554 - Latino Dance Bar/Restaurant for men and women. Open 7 days - lu & dinner.

Mr. P's - 2147 P Street, N.W. 202-293-1064 - Video Bar, mostly men Paramount Steak House (Annie's) 1609 17th St., N.W. - 202-232-0395 Restaurant, men and women

NORTHEAST .Delta Elite - 3734 10th Street, N.E. 202-529-0626 - Dance Bar, mostly men weekends only. CAPITOL HILL

Pop Stop- 1513 17th Street, N.W., 202-328-0880. Coffee House. Trumpets- 17th and Q Street, N.W. 202-232-4141- Restaurant/Video bar, men and women

Bachelor's Mill - II O"! 8th Street, S.E. 202-544-1931 - Dance Bar, mostly men, upstairs Back Door Pub - 202-546-5979 (top floor of Bachelor's Mill)

NORTHWEST Brass Rail - 476 K Street, N.W. 202-371-6983 - Dance Bar/Restaurant, mostly men

Mr. Henry's - 601 Pennsylvania Avenue, S.E. 202-546-&4 12 - Victorian Pub and Restaurant

DC Eagle - 639 NewYork Ave, N.W. 202-347-6025, Leather/Levi Bar Country-Western, mostly men

Blue Penguin 80 I Pennsylvania Ave, S.E. (202)547-4568

Green Lantern - 13 13 L Street, NW. (rear) 202-638-5133, Video Cruise Bar, mostly men

Remington's- 639 Pennsylvania Ave, S.E. 202-543-3 I 13 - Country-Western Dance Bar, serves food, mostly men

Hung Jury- 1819 H Street, NW. 202-279-3212Dance Bar / Video bar with Sunday show mostly women. •

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SOUTHEAST Phase One - 525 8th Street, S.E. 202-5"""-6831 Dance Bar, mostly women DUPONT CIRCLE

Club 55 - 55 K St., S.E. - Drag Bar (Sundays Only).

La Cage Aux Follies - 18 0 St_, S.E.

202-554-

3615 - Male go-go dancers Annex - 1413 2200 Street, NW. (above Badlands) 202-293-0064 - Video Bar, mostly men Badlands- 14 15 22nd Street, N.W. 202-296-0505 - Dance/Video bar, mostly men The Circle Bar - 1629 Connecticut Ave., N.W. (202)462-5575 Escandalo - 2122 P Street, N.W. (202)822-8909 The Fireplace - 2200 & P Street, N W. 202·293-1293 - Video Bar, mostly men Fraternity House - 2122 P Street, N.W. (rear) 202-223-4917 DanceNideo Bar, after-hours, mostly men JR's- 1519 17th Street, NW. 202-328-0090 Video Bar/Restaurant, mostly men

Lost & Found- 56 L Street, S.E. 202-488- 1200 Dance Club, mostly men, open after hours Tracks- 1111, First Street, S.E. 202-488-3320 - Super Disco Club and Video Bar, serves food men and women, open after hqurs Ziegfelds - 1345 Half Street, S.E. 202-554-514 I Dance Bar, drag shows, male go-go dancers, men and women The Zone- 52 L Street, S.E. 202-488-1200 Male go-go dancers, Video Bar, mostly men •

VIRGINIA French Quarter Cafe - 808 King Street Alexandria, VA· 703-683-2803 Restaurant/Video Bar, men and women •

Remington's

Blue Penguin

Reported by

STAN SLUITER

IVAN JINKS

I. PIECE OF MY HEART F~ilh Hill 2. ROCK BOITOM

I. I WANT YOU

Wynonna

3. A GOOD RUN OF BAD LUCK Clint Black 4. IF BUBBA CAN DANCE (I CAN TOO)

Shenandoah 5. ADDICTED TO A DOLLAR Doug Stone 6. BEFORE YOU KILL US ALL Randy Travis 7. YOUR LOVE AMAZES ME John Berry B. WORDS BY HEART Billy Ray Cyrus 9. LOVE BUG George Strait ~ 10. ROPE THE MOON~ John Michael Montgomery

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Grace 'ones

Green Lantern

JR's

Reported by

ALAN CHASAN & Bill KEART

ALBERT LEE

KOSTAS K

I. I WANT TO THANK YOU

I. WHISPERING YOUR NAME Alison Moyet 2. LOVE & HAPPINESS River Ocean with India 3. BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE Barbara Tucker 4. STARS

I. THERE BUT FOR THE GRACE OF GOD

Robin S

2.1 BELIEVE Sounds of Blackness 3. ALlf DO Jane Child 4. 100& PURE LOVE Crystal Waters 5. I'll REMEMBER Madonna 6. RENAISSANCE I MOVING ON UP M People 7. YOUR LOVE Farsetta

8. STATE OF THE NATION Obsession

9. POISON General Base wi Claudja Barry 10. WHISPERING YOUR NAME Alison Moyet

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10. DON'T LET IT GO TO YOUR HEAD Chantay Savage

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STEVE HENDERSON

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4. SEARCHIN' CeCe Penllton 5. I WANT TO THANK YOU RDbln S 6. STARS Nerl...

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8.1 BELIEVE Sound. of Blacknes. 9. OUT OF MY HEAD

Marradonna 10. BEAUTIFUL'PEOPLE Barbara Tucker

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Seeking a guy who likes fun a. much a. I do. 8Ik~. Call me at home. tr24397

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IN> DO AS I SAY: SSM, 220,

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handsome, 6'3". SeoIcing rem guys fer service. I am an aggressive!p. tr24529

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38 yr old WM. Iwant to be sub 10 an in chorgecrassdresserar lV. tr25309

prOIeuianal and ready fer a monogamous relationship. Inlo the meMes and theator. tr24595

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IN> WHERIIT AU BEGAN: Lean muse buddy

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daddy lor training sessionL tr25298

IN> WlU. ROUNDED: GaM, 6'3",

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card begun to wilt from buying the latest issue of Stroke, Fint Ha,nd and every other porno magazine in a tenmile radius? Have you committed to memory the names of every crewmember for-each Falcon movie at the local video store? Do you get frequent flyer miles on your trips to the bathhouse? Whether it's a phase of the moon, a result of bio-rhythrns, the action ofthe wdiac or simply just the arrival ofSpring, most Queer boys go through phases ofnear-uncontrollable hormonal activity. Ifgone unchecked, your frenzied search for sexual fulfillment will soon have everyone crossing to the other side of 17th Street when they see you making your rounds. Not that there's anything wrong with this. Who hasn't been in a relationship where you're continually trying to stoke a dead fire? But there are nights (or weeks... or months) when you lie on the couch wishing your penis would shut the hell up and let you watch the "Dolph Lundgren Marathon" in peace. To help you fight these impulses, I've developed some techniques guaranteed to take the fire out ofyour quest. Clean the bedroom. Being a bit of a procrastinator, I have been known to leave my apartment without first taking care ofthat threefoot stack ofclothes surrounding my bed, emptying the ashtrays or putting away the lube and condomkit. Because of this, I've found that a correlation exists between the state ofyour room and the potential ofyour trick. In other words, the messier the room, the hotter the boy who wants to see it. The more you vacuum, dust and launder to turn your den ofinequity into a husband trap, the less likely it • • IS to see a sUItor. Hygiene? Who needs hygiene? Try to go for three or four days without taking a shower or using any ofthose special gifts you received with your purchase at the Lancome counter. If AS YOUR CREDIT

you can't keep away from the cute boys, this will at least keep them away from you. With the abundance of hyper-hygiene in boy bars, most people will consider you ripe if you miss one shower and shave. Eat, eat, eat. Two burritos, a Big Gulp and a box ofTwinkies twice a day for one week can do the trick nicely. The constant question "You're gaining 'weight, aren't you?" will do wonders for killing your sex drive. Ifyou start running around the bar in a tank top and hot pants, you may kill ev- Wit h t h e eryone else's too. • Knock yourI I 0 f self out. When the urge has be- Spring,most come overwhelming, masturbate Queer boys continuously for an hour-that go through should wear you phases of out enough to get some sleep. This near uncontechnique works particularly well if t 0 I I b I it's 4 a.m. and your sundial is hormonal reading high noon. Be sure to tivity drink plenty offluids. But don't resort to drastic measures like salt peter. Why try to avo.id playing with others ifyou can't play with yourself? In the end, there are a multitude ofopportunities to avoid having sex. Still, one technique stands out above all others as the sure-fire, money-back-guaranteed way to avoid having a guest in your bed... When there's no one left in the city who you haven't done.

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